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college basketball, eric murphy of florida was a perfect ten for ten from the field. for 24 points, the gators pulled away and rolled over number 22 wisconsin 74-56. >>> let's get in baseball. tampa bay's david price was voted the american league cy young award winner with 20 wins this season. and 38-year-old r.a. dickie who won 28 games for the mets got the national league cy young award. he's the first knuckleball pitcher in baseball history to win the award. >>> american swimmer missy franklin of colorado won four gold medals at the london olympics and holds the world regard for the 200 meter backstro backstroke. the 17-year-old signed a letter of intend to go to the university of california berkeley before competing in the 2016 summer olympics. >>> and in oklahoma, talk about an amazing story. a 9-year-old little boy who loves sports named jason smith jr. has muscular dystrophy. he is confined to a wheelchair. that's not going to stop him. his twin brother plays football and last week his father who coaches the team put jason into the game and a teammate pushed hi
college basketball, eric murphy of florida was a perfect ten for ten from the field. for 24 points, the gators pulled away and rolled over number 22 wisconsin 74-56. >>> let's get in baseball. tampa bay's david price was voted the american league cy young award winner with 20 wins this season. and 38-year-old r.a. dickie who won 28 games for the mets got the national league cy young award. he's the first knuckleball pitcher in baseball history to win the award. >>> american...
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and unlike florida, arizona is still not even done yet. not even with this year's election. stay tuned. there will be more on this. yet. not even with this year's election. stay tuned there will be more on this. "first look" is up next. >>> breaking news on "first look," new brombshells in the general petraeus scandal. now general john allen is connected to jill kelley, details ahead. plus a late-night search by the fbi of paula broadwell's home in charlotte. all of this as we face wide-swinging weather patterns that seem to defy anything we've seen before. breaking new s overnight in the scandal that brought down general petraeus. now the man who oversaw general petraeus in the afghanistan war is under investigation himself. general john allen is accused of "inappropriate communications" with jill kelley, the florida woman whose complaints of e-mail harassment started the initial investigation. a senior defense official traveling with panetta says 20,000 to 30,000 pages of epail and other documents from general allen's communications with kelley are under review. the offici
and unlike florida, arizona is still not even done yet. not even with this year's election. stay tuned. there will be more on this. yet. not even with this year's election. stay tuned there will be more on this. "first look" is up next. >>> breaking news on "first look," new brombshells in the general petraeus scandal. now general john allen is connected to jill kelley, details ahead. plus a late-night search by the fbi of paula broadwell's home in charlotte. all of...
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. >> it's possible in texas and florida. >> hillary clinton in 2016 endorsed by warren buffett and the buffalo news. >> she could keep the coalition together. >> and what is brian sandoval's future? >> it's a very good question. i mean you have a guy with 60% google rating. don't forget about us, chuck. he has a future. >> yeah, nevada counts. we'll see. give me shameless plugs. >> i should promote my new website. my daughter was picked this week to be on the first ever girls flag football team for her high school. >> nice. everything is cooler in nevada. >> dan bolt's ebook out today. >> our paper has a beautiful new look. >> a great little piece up on therue.com about the election. check it out. >> i will see you from asia. i'm headed for 15 hours on a plane ride. we'll see you right back here, somebody will tomorrow. chris jansing is next. bye-bye. u 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone...but her likes 50% more cash. but i'm upping my game. do you want a candy cane? yes! do you want the puppy? yes! do you want a tricycle? yes! do you want 50 percent m
. >> it's possible in texas and florida. >> hillary clinton in 2016 endorsed by warren buffett and the buffalo news. >> she could keep the coalition together. >> and what is brian sandoval's future? >> it's a very good question. i mean you have a guy with 60% google rating. don't forget about us, chuck. he has a future. >> yeah, nevada counts. we'll see. give me shameless plugs. >> i should promote my new website. my daughter was picked this week to be...
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and it's not just florida p. in arizona, they're still counting more than 300,000 provisional and early ballots. some latino rights groups are worried those votes may end up getting tossed. that's why we went on the road and marched in alabama to protect people from not being suppressed and disenfranchised. i joined
and it's not just florida p. in arizona, they're still counting more than 300,000 provisional and early ballots. some latino rights groups are worried those votes may end up getting tossed. that's why we went on the road and marched in alabama to protect people from not being suppressed and disenfranchised. i joined
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i mean what is it about florida? >> well, no. the counties would have delivered the vote way before this. now, there may be an automatic recount triggered by the florida statute, but to deliver the initial vote four days later, there's something grievously wrong in florida. and governor scott ought to empanel a bipartisan commission to look at all of florida's election laws. for example, the weekend before, closing the weekend before closing down the early voting in miami. it was an absolute disgrace and embarrassment, an infringement on our right to vote and our ability to vote. florida needs a thorough examination of all of their election laws. >>> all right. let's get to what happened tuesday. your take away, governor, on what happened. how did the president register a decisive win and why did republicans think they had a chance in pa? >> it goes back to the enthusiasm gap, alex. the enthusiasm gap never exested. there's an old saying a tepid vote counts as much as a wildly enthusiastic vote. the president's ground operation,
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democrats here in florida have no infrastructure. they're laousy about turnout in nonpresidential years. you are not going to have this ginormous obama machine. the rick scott race, he has a lot more reason to be optimistic than some democrats think. >> adam smith, who will be chewing on these numbers for years to come, i imagine, and, guess what, i don't think it means florida is out of the battleground. let's not be talking about this. it's just a purplish blue state if you will. adam, thank you much for coming on. >> thanks, chuck. >>> our political panel will be here next. we'll do a little cliff diving and republican soul-searching. but first the white house soup of the day, there's no soup today because the mess is closed to honor veterans day. check our website, rundown.msnbc.c rundown.msnbc.com. doesn't just . it takes some doing. some coordinating. and a trip to the one place with the new ideas that help us pull it all together. from the things that hang and shine... ...to the things that sparkle and jingle. all while saving
democrats here in florida have no infrastructure. they're laousy about turnout in nonpresidential years. you are not going to have this ginormous obama machine. the rick scott race, he has a lot more reason to be optimistic than some democrats think. >> adam smith, who will be chewing on these numbers for years to come, i imagine, and, guess what, i don't think it means florida is out of the battleground. let's not be talking about this. it's just a purplish blue state if you will. adam,...
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it held firm in pennsylvania, virginia, north carolina, and florida. and it decreased in two states, new york and alabama. neither case was it even close. so much for flagging enthusiasm. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." john mccain and his allies have been trying to turn the benghazi attacks into a political scandal for the president since september. well, yesterday his criticism of susan rice, the ambassador to the u.n., went too far for the president. he hit back during his press conference. let's listen. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador, who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received, and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> that's the slow burn from the president, i'd say. this morning mccain had some strong words for his former opponent, the president. let's listen to mccain. >> i know that people don't come to spontaneous demonstrations
it held firm in pennsylvania, virginia, north carolina, and florida. and it decreased in two states, new york and alabama. neither case was it even close. so much for flagging enthusiasm. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." john mccain and his allies have been trying to turn the benghazi attacks into a political scandal for the president since september. well, yesterday his criticism of susan rice, the ambassador to the u.n., went too far for the president....
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how do you think that florida can use hindsight as 20/20? it seems there is always in modern-day publics and modern-day elections, there's a sticking point with the state of florida. >> yeah. this really isn't complicated stuff. it's not rocket science. you just apply common sense. you have more early voting days. we used to have 14. they reduced that to eight. they didn't have as many places to vote for early voting. that's an obvious commonsense problem. so you have more. and you do what's right and make sure that you have enough of those early voting days. and if they aren't enough and the lines are long, then you sign an executive order as the chief executive of the state and give people what they deserve, a decent chance to cast their ballot, not have to wait in line, six, seven hours in some cases. i saw in miami gardens and other places in the state, it's not the right thing to do for the people you're supposed to be serving. >> there is talk, speculation that you could run against scott as a democrat in 2014. is that a possibility? >
how do you think that florida can use hindsight as 20/20? it seems there is always in modern-day publics and modern-day elections, there's a sticking point with the state of florida. >> yeah. this really isn't complicated stuff. it's not rocket science. you just apply common sense. you have more early voting days. we used to have 14. they reduced that to eight. they didn't have as many places to vote for early voting. that's an obvious commonsense problem. so you have more. and you do...
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>> yeah, and also i don't think the word florida hurt. >> oh, yeah. >> i mean florida was a little bit important at that time. so all you had to do was say i'm from tampa, and here's a lady you might even expect to be a romney lady. she's sitting in a big mansion, having romney kind of parties going to country clubs and all of a sudden she wants to have lunch in the obama white house. i mean, why not? >> and it happens. you write about an fbi investigation, and to attendant to that that paula broadwell almost became an fbi officer herself, right? >> i'm told that she actually applied, passed a polygraph and they were ready to offer her an appointment. >> she didn't take it because harvard called? >> i don't think it went too well at harvard. she could have been an agent. must have been surreal for her to be standing in her house with fbi agents searching her house and she was just a step away from becoming an agent. >> talk about fredrick humphries, the fbi agent who jill kelley contacted. what's his story? >> what's interesting is that, you know, this is the time where you're not like
>> yeah, and also i don't think the word florida hurt. >> oh, yeah. >> i mean florida was a little bit important at that time. so all you had to do was say i'm from tampa, and here's a lady you might even expect to be a romney lady. she's sitting in a big mansion, having romney kind of parties going to country clubs and all of a sudden she wants to have lunch in the obama white house. i mean, why not? >> and it happens. you write about an fbi investigation, and to...
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it held firm in pennsylvania, virginia, north carolina, and florida. and it decreased in two states, new york and alabama. neither case was it even close. so much for flagging enthusiasm. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a superior clean. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. >>> welcome back to "hardball." john mccain and his allies have been trying to turn the benghazi attacks into a political scandal for the president since september. well, yesterday his criticism of susan rice, the ambassador to the u.n., went too far for the president. he hit back during his press conference. let's listen. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. but for th
it held firm in pennsylvania, virginia, north carolina, and florida. and it decreased in two states, new york and alabama. neither case was it even close. so much for flagging enthusiasm. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to...
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. >>> and why you have to be so crazy, florida? can the sunshine state get its political act together? charlie crist will be here with that and much more coming up at the top of the hour. into their work, their name on the door, and their heart into their community. small business saturday is a day to show our support. a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner. that moment you enjoy it at home. is bigger than we think ... sometimelike the flu.fer from with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wai
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this is florida. the rules are different here. >> what state leaders now wish they could adopt is what happens in florida stays in florida. >> kerry sanders there, still to come, after the biography is written, what will be the leg legacy from david petraeus? that's ahead. plus, soul searching and lessons learned. we'll talk 20/20 hindsight with the movers of the republican party. that's next on msnbc. ♪ [ male announcer ] the way it moves. the way it cleans. everything about the oral-b power brush is simply revolutionary. oral-b power brushes oscillate, rotate and even pulsate to gently loosen and break up that sticky plaque with more brush movements than manual brushes and even up to 50% more than leading sonic technology brushes for a superior clean. oral-b power brushes. go to oralb.com for the latest offers. oral-b power brushes. music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help tha
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here is the state of florida. you want to know how president obama one the state of florida, look at this went from 71/29 white to non-white to 67/34. all of this growth was non-cuban hispanic bus a few notes on the hispanic vote, the president won kuhns. that is something that actually has got lost in all of this yes, did he really well hispanics in florida in general and overall but he won cubans, third generation cubans. they weren't there for the bay of pigs, they don't think about hating kennedy and the democrats the way those first two generation. finally, i want to show you this mapship. a map of the top seine ten state buys population with hispanics in it the top ten, the ones in blue are the ones the president won, the two in red with the two mitt romney won. republicans, watch out, these two are next. i would say arizona will be in the battleground in 2016. texas, joaquin may have a different -- probably not quite because texas republicans a long time ago saw this and they have tried to adjust. by the wa
here is the state of florida. you want to know how president obama one the state of florida, look at this went from 71/29 white to non-white to 67/34. all of this growth was non-cuban hispanic bus a few notes on the hispanic vote, the president won kuhns. that is something that actually has got lost in all of this yes, did he really well hispanics in florida in general and overall but he won cubans, third generation cubans. they weren't there for the bay of pigs, they don't think about hating...
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florida senator marco rubio was in iowa saturday where presidential candidates like to start early. quote, the way to turn our economy around is not by making rich people poorer, it's by making poor people richer. >>> former first lady barbara bush told reuters that after the 2012 campaign, quote, i'm tired now of the elections. people spoke, move on, get on with it. i want to do other things and not be ugly. >>> president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton spoke with a monk at a buddhist temple in thailand. the president made a leap between the fiscal cliff and prayer? >>> last friday we showed you the tweet of a picture from the white house of a visit from the gold medal u.s. olympic winning team and later they released a picture of president obama and mckayla maroney both with scowls on their faces. >>> and new jersey governor chris christie appeared on "saturday night live." he had a seth myers weekend update question about the fleece with his name on it that christie wore during hurricane. >>> you have been wearing that fleece a lot. >> oh, yes. it's fused to my skin
florida senator marco rubio was in iowa saturday where presidential candidates like to start early. quote, the way to turn our economy around is not by making rich people poorer, it's by making poor people richer. >>> former first lady barbara bush told reuters that after the 2012 campaign, quote, i'm tired now of the elections. people spoke, move on, get on with it. i want to do other things and not be ugly. >>> president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton spoke...
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and unlike florida, arizona is still not even done yet. not even with this year's election. stay tuned. there will be more on this. time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." have a great night. >>> well, we knew this was going to happen, but i for one, didn't know it would happen this fast. the republican party is now officially at war with the republican party. >> there's a battle brewing over the future of the republican party. >> a war of the worlds. >> republicans drown in a sea of spin. >> post election blues. >> within an echo chamber they lost. >> a time machine. >> they were able to create their own reality. >> this election won't be close. 300 plus for romney. >> 300 electoral votes. >> they were fleeced, exploited and lied to. >> mythology. >> conservative entertainment complex. >> feeding to mythology. >> they think of wombs and wackos. >> wackos, weirdos, and witches. >> have you grover norquist. >> mr. anti tax himself. grover norquist. >> the president elected on the basis he was not romney and romney was a poopy head. >> poopy head. >> he actually said
and unlike florida, arizona is still not even done yet. not even with this year's election. stay tuned. there will be more on this. time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." have a great night. >>> well, we knew this was going to happen, but i for one, didn't know it would happen this fast. the republican party is now officially at war with the republican party. >> there's a battle brewing over the future of the republican party. >> a war of the worlds....
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reports general allen, who is now under investigation for e-mails between he and jill kelley of tampa, florida, is telling associates that he received an e-mail traced back to paula broadwell, the petraeus biographer accused of sending harassing e-mails to jill kelley. according to "the journal," allen says the broadwell e-mail was written under the pseudonym kelley patrol. it's describing kelley as a, quote, seductress, and warned the general about becoming entangled in a relationship with the married socialite. "the journal" also reports kelley tried this summer to get the fbi to drop the investigation that began with kelley's complaint of harassing e-mails traced back to broadwell. well, people familiar with the case tell "the journal" that she became worried about personal information being provided to investigators. meanwhile, "the washington post" quotes senior law enforcement officials as saying the search conducted at broadwell's home monday night marks a renewed focus on learning just how broadwell gained access to some classified files. meanwhile, jill kelley, who has given some impr
reports general allen, who is now under investigation for e-mails between he and jill kelley of tampa, florida, is telling associates that he received an e-mail traced back to paula broadwell, the petraeus biographer accused of sending harassing e-mails to jill kelley. according to "the journal," allen says the broadwell e-mail was written under the pseudonym kelley patrol. it's describing kelley as a, quote, seductress, and warned the general about becoming entangled in a...
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florida, once again, top of the broadcast, president wins florida. we know that the influx of the hispanic voters in places like purple areas helped tremendously. it's an area that george w. bush won four years ago. georgia could even be at play here in the next eight years. i know you wrote an article on this. what are your thoughts on this democrat gra demographic time bomb? >> it's incredible. when you think about that compared to the fact that in places like central florida, for example, the puerto rican community has grown and that makes such a difference in terms of how you talk about policy, immigration, and a lot of us say that when it came to that, the race was won with blinders on. there was not a lot of soshtd sort of talk about how it came to latinos and rhetoric. >> and let's take a look at the other key voting groups here. blacks, no surprise. also, voters under 30. politico this week asked in the gop has become too old, too white, and too male. what does the republican party have to do to become more competitive with these particular g
florida, once again, top of the broadcast, president wins florida. we know that the influx of the hispanic voters in places like purple areas helped tremendously. it's an area that george w. bush won four years ago. georgia could even be at play here in the next eight years. i know you wrote an article on this. what are your thoughts on this democrat gra demographic time bomb? >> it's incredible. when you think about that compared to the fact that in places like central florida, for...
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you look at the fact that the naacp in florida alone registered over 100,000 new voters. the whole map about who doesn't come out and who doesn't participate a has completely -- >> and the assumptions about obama. >> and the assumptions about that. and when it comes to money in this game, people have got to realize the republicans did not swamp obama. it didn't happen. this was not a campaign where one side had a massive financial advantage over the other. i did the math. when you look at the general election spending, the republican advantage in outside spending, super pacs and outside groups, was about $200 million by election day. that's not nothing, but less than 10% of the overall spending on the presidential election. they ultimately, because the democrats were coming in and the president basically joined the super pac game, there was plenty of money on the democratic side, and really it came down to other stuff, not who had more money. it was message and ground game and candidates and records. probably how it should be. >> it's a great point and there's an irony th
you look at the fact that the naacp in florida alone registered over 100,000 new voters. the whole map about who doesn't come out and who doesn't participate a has completely -- >> and the assumptions about obama. >> and the assumptions about that. and when it comes to money in this game, people have got to realize the republicans did not swamp obama. it didn't happen. this was not a campaign where one side had a massive financial advantage over the other. i did the math. when you...
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they lost in some swing states like florida and illinois but in the deep parts of the country, their base listens to rush limbaugh. they're not evolving and house republicans are still afraid of being primaried and how they're going to sell that to scared house republicans. >> i have to add something if i may. because a band-aid is not going to work. and adding gonzalez and per rez and juan and maria is not a sustainable solution. i hope what we're seeing as an olive branch is not just a token but we look at the strategic platform of what the party stands for so that it is truly friendly to us brown people. >> let's listen to what david frum said this morning. >> the conservativetor fellowship has been fleeced, exploited and lied to. mitt romney was twisted into pretzels. the people who put the cement shoes on his feet are now blaming him for sinking. >> there's former george w. bush speech writer saying that rush limbaugh and the conservative entertainment complex put cement overshoes on the republican candidate. >> i think he's exactly right. here's the problem. you can't spend 30
they lost in some swing states like florida and illinois but in the deep parts of the country, their base listens to rush limbaugh. they're not evolving and house republicans are still afraid of being primaried and how they're going to sell that to scared house republicans. >> i have to add something if i may. because a band-aid is not going to work. and adding gonzalez and per rez and juan and maria is not a sustainable solution. i hope what we're seeing as an olive branch is not just a...
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and 50% turnout in florida. but no early voting in pennsylvania, for example. but these early voting had a huge impact upon the outcome of this election for minorities and students and for working people. my concern is that now that the election is over, we must now have some plan to honor the hopes of the campaign, some plan for re -- we lost so many homes. and the black community, 40% unemployment, not 8%, not 9%. we need some plan for reconstruction, rebuilding houses and put people back to work. >> you're absolutely right. refer ren jesse jackson, many thanks for your time today, sir. >>> up ahead, office politics with eugene robinson on the search for a deal in washington. the hope for a compromise. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically
and 50% turnout in florida. but no early voting in pennsylvania, for example. but these early voting had a huge impact upon the outcome of this election for minorities and students and for working people. my concern is that now that the election is over, we must now have some plan to honor the hopes of the campaign, some plan for re -- we lost so many homes. and the black community, 40% unemployment, not 8%, not 9%. we need some plan for reconstruction, rebuilding houses and put people back to...
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florida's the warm spot along with areas from phoenix to los angeles but that's about it. a little bit of a shock to the system in new england this morning. temperatures in the 30s, windchills in the 30s in most cases so be prepared. not like yesterday. you definitely need the winter clothes for yourself and kids. this afternoon will be nice, bring the sunglasses if you're doing driving. bright out there with very few clouds in the sky. nice finish and as we mentioned this weather pattern continues over the next couple of days. not until we get to next week that we're possibly going to see a storm off the east coast. even then, peter, it's looking like that is a little further offshore so may not have any devastating weather for another -- till thanksgiving or later. that's a change. >> that's an endorsement. appreciate it, mother nature. billy, appreciate it very much. >>> moving on to sports. big news out of major league baseball. did you see this, one disappointing season after moving into that brand-new stadium in the heart of miami, the marlins have decided to purge t
florida's the warm spot along with areas from phoenix to los angeles but that's about it. a little bit of a shock to the system in new england this morning. temperatures in the 30s, windchills in the 30s in most cases so be prepared. not like yesterday. you definitely need the winter clothes for yourself and kids. this afternoon will be nice, bring the sunglasses if you're doing driving. bright out there with very few clouds in the sky. nice finish and as we mentioned this weather pattern...
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dose of unpleasant details about general petraeus's affair with paula broadwell, and the role that florida socialite jill kelly played in the drama. >>> and the clash in benghazi heats up as charges that the u.n. secretary misled the country about the attack on "meet the press" and other programs. >> our current assessment is that what happened in benghazi was in fact initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired hours before in cairo. >> now sparking a war of words with the president, senators are threatening to block her potential nomination as secretary of state. >> the reason i don't trust her is because i think she knew better, and if she didn't know better, she shouldn't be the voice of america. >> senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> we'll talk to senator lindsey graham exclusively this morning. >>> plus, the key figures trying to get to the bottom of benghazi and the petraeus affair. chair of the senate intelligence committee senator dianne feinstein of california. and chair of the house intelligence comm
dose of unpleasant details about general petraeus's affair with paula broadwell, and the role that florida socialite jill kelly played in the drama. >>> and the clash in benghazi heats up as charges that the u.n. secretary misled the country about the attack on "meet the press" and other programs. >> our current assessment is that what happened in benghazi was in fact initially a spontaneous reaction to what had just transpired hours before in cairo. >> now...
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she is a mother of three and lives in tampa, florida, with her husband who is a doctor. someone who has volunteered her time to helping wounded warriors and has made connections through her social circle. if you talk to folks in tampa who know her they call her a socialite. she has these connections and they say she's not shy about using the connections, being seen with these folks, so she's one out and about certainly in tampa. but i've been talking to people in tampa who know her and they stress that they're shocked by this news. this is the last thing they would have expected from her because she is a mother of three. >> we understand that, in fact, the petraeuss were family friends, david petraeus helped vouch for her sister who was going through a difficult divorce and custody situation. her identical twin sister we should say. and also that this whole investigation started when she knew an fbi agent, they were friends. he, in fact, had send her, according to law enforcement officials, had sent her an e-mail. >> right. >> where he was naked from the waist up. and ha
she is a mother of three and lives in tampa, florida, with her husband who is a doctor. someone who has volunteered her time to helping wounded warriors and has made connections through her social circle. if you talk to folks in tampa who know her they call her a socialite. she has these connections and they say she's not shy about using the connections, being seen with these folks, so she's one out and about certainly in tampa. but i've been talking to people in tampa who know her and they...
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she had moved with her son to florida from washington, d.c. without permission. and court records also show they didn't correct her son when the boy began to call her sister's husband "dad." of course, the judge ignored the general's silly letters, but the generals did not have the good judgment to know that their silly letters would be ignored by a judge. is david petraeus the first high ranking general to have an affair? general and president dwight eisenhower could tell you that no, he isn't. is david petraeus the first cia director to have an affair? surely he isn't. but what he is is a four-star general and a cia director who had the profoundly bad judgment to engage in the kind of affair that got wildly out of control and left hard drives full of proof of the affair. and so the petraeus affair is not about the sex. and i know when people say it's not about the sex, it is about the sex, but for me, it is not about the sex. i mean it. we should look at the petraeus affair as a useful window, perhaps not the only window, but a useful window into the man's judg
she had moved with her son to florida from washington, d.c. without permission. and court records also show they didn't correct her son when the boy began to call her sister's husband "dad." of course, the judge ignored the general's silly letters, but the generals did not have the good judgment to know that their silly letters would be ignored by a judge. is david petraeus the first high ranking general to have an affair? general and president dwight eisenhower could tell you that...
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general allen is accused, of sending 30,000 pages of inappropriate e-mails to this woman in tampa, florida. if i describe every inappropriate act in my life, i don't think it would fill 20,000 to 30,000 pages. he's doing this from afghanistan while he's running or helping to run a war. to state the obvious, leadership is very important in the military. if you're a trooper going on patrol in afghanistan today, you've got to believe that your leaders, your generals, your commanders have their eye on the ball. that they are paying attention and they are not frittering away their time sending inappropriate e-mails to women in tampa, florida. that's crazy, that's irresponsible. that lets down our troops and that causes improper disrespect for the military as an institution. >> we appreciate your time. e we know your article has a lot of people talking. they will be discuss iing it. thank you very much. in the past hour, president obama finished meeting with labor and progressive leaders at the white house as part of an escalating effort to avert the fiscal cliff. >> it was a very, very positive
general allen is accused, of sending 30,000 pages of inappropriate e-mails to this woman in tampa, florida. if i describe every inappropriate act in my life, i don't think it would fill 20,000 to 30,000 pages. he's doing this from afghanistan while he's running or helping to run a war. to state the obvious, leadership is very important in the military. if you're a trooper going on patrol in afghanistan today, you've got to believe that your leaders, your generals, your commanders have their eye...
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but officially florida officials say obama has taken florida with 50% of the vote to romney's 49.1% of the vote. why did it take so long? well, there's a combination of factors. first of all, florida has early voting. now, previously it had been 14 days. but the republican governor rick scott cut it back to eight days. so that meant a lot of people who normally would have gone were unable to go. so if they didn't want to go stand in those ridiculously long lines that they expected were going to come, they chose to at the last minute do absentee ballots which take a lot longer to process. so you had already 2 million plus people on absentee ballots plus now people at the last minute filling out absentee ballots which sort of jammed the system up. then on the actual voting day you saw the overwhelming lines in florida. some people were still voting on tuesday at midnight, well past the close of 7:00 p.m. effectively what this means is that for those floridians their votes don't count. they count officially but they don't mean much. but in the grand scheme of things here, you can see that
but officially florida officials say obama has taken florida with 50% of the vote to romney's 49.1% of the vote. why did it take so long? well, there's a combination of factors. first of all, florida has early voting. now, previously it had been 14 days. but the republican governor rick scott cut it back to eight days. so that meant a lot of people who normally would have gone were unable to go. so if they didn't want to go stand in those ridiculously long lines that they expected were going to...
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ohio, florida, virginia. they would have flipped from obama to romney without the support of young voters. at least 80 electoral votes depended on young americans. matt, how can young voters translate their power at the ballot box to power in the halls of washington? >> well, i think that's a great question. and for one, we need to realize that there is a lot more than just voting, and that by all means, the real work begins now both in reading the news and understanding how it affects our life. but secondly, in making sure our politicians understand that we're a formidable voting bloc. we're 19% of the electorate now. we're getting larger each election, bigger than '08, bigger than '04. and if they don't pay attention to us, it's at their own peril. it's at their own consequence. >> yeah, but are they a reliable voting bloc? because we all know that young voters are wild about president obama. but four years from now when there is no president obama on the ballot, what happens to the young voters? >> well, i
ohio, florida, virginia. they would have flipped from obama to romney without the support of young voters. at least 80 electoral votes depended on young americans. matt, how can young voters translate their power at the ballot box to power in the halls of washington? >> well, i think that's a great question. and for one, we need to realize that there is a lot more than just voting, and that by all means, the real work begins now both in reading the news and understanding how it affects...
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only wisconsin and florida, by the way, wisconsin, how about that, wisconsin and florida below the national average on whether government should do less. let's talk about health care. repeal some or all? 49% nationally. leave it or expand it 44%. there's a five-point difference on this and i want you to follow that in the swing states, if you will. as you can see colorado, iowa, ohio and florida all higher than the national average on the repeal, if you will, below, nevada, virginia, wisconsin. have virginia number might surprise some people. all -- look at wisconsin was the only state in the battleground states where the expanded actually -- or not only leave it alone or expanded actually was higher than the repeal some or all. wisconsin, which was ground zero during the whole role of government debate with the unions. finally, who should see tax hik hikes? everyone -- those making over $250,000 or everyone? that was 60% overall. it's something you've heard from the president. he believes this gives them a mandate on his position when it comes to taxes. let's look at the states. look at th
only wisconsin and florida, by the way, wisconsin, how about that, wisconsin and florida below the national average on whether government should do less. let's talk about health care. repeal some or all? 49% nationally. leave it or expand it 44%. there's a five-point difference on this and i want you to follow that in the swing states, if you will. as you can see colorado, iowa, ohio and florida all higher than the national average on the repeal, if you will, below, nevada, virginia, wisconsin....
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this latest megadeal may have south florida taxpayers feeling duped. public funds accounted for $360 million of the 515 million bucks it took to build the marlins' new home. attendance, by the way, slumped badly after the midseason selloff. total attendance figures for the marlins last year were the lowest for any first-year ballpark in the last three decades. this is my favorite part. ready? the marlins' best player, stanton, voiced his frustration, he tweeted, "alright, i'm pissed off, plain and simple." >> he could be the first player in the history of baseball, 40 home runs and 40 rbis, he's going to have no one on base ahead of him. the winter ownerings meetings, major league baseball owners meetings, start today in chicago. and i would not be surprised if this was point one on the table among these owners. because this guy, the owner of the marlins, jeff loria, has raped this franchise repeatedly. and this time at the expense of, as you pointed out, the taxpayers of dade county in florida, building a brand-new stadium and then -- this is ridiculo
this latest megadeal may have south florida taxpayers feeling duped. public funds accounted for $360 million of the 515 million bucks it took to build the marlins' new home. attendance, by the way, slumped badly after the midseason selloff. total attendance figures for the marlins last year were the lowest for any first-year ballpark in the last three decades. this is my favorite part. ready? the marlins' best player, stanton, voiced his frustration, he tweeted, "alright, i'm pissed off,...
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. >> and michael steele, florida. we've got the results. now it's clear that, you know, not only is florida in the president's corner, but importantly, he won the cuban american vote, not just the puerto rican, you know, other hispanic communities in central florida. but he won the cuban american vote. >> that was solidly republican for generations. >> since the bay of pigs. >> since the bay of pigs. talk about that crack around reagan's feet. and i think that this campaign in so many respects is an eye opener about the broadening of our party. and as i said when i was national chairman, the republican party has to get outside of its comfort zone. we can no longer sit in spaces and meet with people that we like and are comfortable or who will, you know, toe the line for us. we need to go out into the world and realize how much of it has changed. and if you don't think we're in a changing environment, as you just noeted, when you're losing the cuban vote in florida, that's a brand-new day in american politics for the gop. >> they should have
. >> and michael steele, florida. we've got the results. now it's clear that, you know, not only is florida in the president's corner, but importantly, he won the cuban american vote, not just the puerto rican, you know, other hispanic communities in central florida. but he won the cuban american vote. >> that was solidly republican for generations. >> since the bay of pigs. >> since the bay of pigs. talk about that crack around reagan's feet. and i think that this...
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jill kelley lives down in florida. those are the details that are starting to come out. he's starting to reach out to friends and former aides and essentially to apologize and express remorse. >> sure. it's a profoundly tragic and moving story all at once. the president will meet with several stakeholders this week, including congressional leaders on economic path forward. how confident is the president that he's got enough political capital to finally get republicans to compromise and avoid the so-called fiscal cliff before the end of the year or will it be deja vu all over again? >> reporter: we are going to have to wait and see. that's basically what all sides are saying. the president sort of is reminding everyone right now, he won the election, 60% of the american people agree that the wealthy should pay a little bit more. that is, of course, the platform on which he ran. however, they're still stuck on this issue of tacxes. some of my republican contacts on the hill say they're not willing to increase taxes on the wealthy. having said that, i think they know they c
jill kelley lives down in florida. those are the details that are starting to come out. he's starting to reach out to friends and former aides and essentially to apologize and express remorse. >> sure. it's a profoundly tragic and moving story all at once. the president will meet with several stakeholders this week, including congressional leaders on economic path forward. how confident is the president that he's got enough political capital to finally get republicans to compromise and...
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florida congressman allen west is not gifg up the fight. despite a recount that gave his democratic opponent patrick murphy a 2,000-vote lead, west is calling the recount process -- wait for it -- a sham, and he's vows to pursue any legal means at his disposal. karl rove is hearing from bart simpson after his refusal to concede ohio to president obama on election night. on the popular show last night, bart is seen writing i will not concede the election until karl rove giving me permission. you see it at the bottom. those are the things we want you to know and seechlt . [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. >>> welcome back. a major crisis for on
florida congressman allen west is not gifg up the fight. despite a recount that gave his democratic opponent patrick murphy a 2,000-vote lead, west is calling the recount process -- wait for it -- a sham, and he's vows to pursue any legal means at his disposal. karl rove is hearing from bart simpson after his refusal to concede ohio to president obama on election night. on the popular show last night, bart is seen writing i will not concede the election until karl rove giving me permission. you...
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hillary clinton is the runaway favorite in florida, iowa and new hampshire. it shows chris christie in new hampshire, mike huckabee in iowa. marco rubio is going to iowa to campaign for governor branstad. are we looking at a drawn out republican primary? >> we had a drawn out system because of super pacs so all of these candidates will not only be able to raise a lot for their campaigns but a super pac will get them started. it's an open seat on both sides, this campaign being long, expensive through a lot of states. no longer about iowa, new hampshire and south carolina only. obviously that's where you get started and where the kickoff is. >> well, vice president biden, let's see, new york governor andrew cuomo, maryland's governor martin o'malley also being talked a lot about in these 2016 conversations. total game changer if hillary clinton sort of sticks to it and says i'm not running, right? >> i'm sorry, chris. say that again. >> a total game changer if hillary clinton decides definitely not to run. >> yeah, i think, as i said i think democrats are exci
hillary clinton is the runaway favorite in florida, iowa and new hampshire. it shows chris christie in new hampshire, mike huckabee in iowa. marco rubio is going to iowa to campaign for governor branstad. are we looking at a drawn out republican primary? >> we had a drawn out system because of super pacs so all of these candidates will not only be able to raise a lot for their campaigns but a super pac will get them started. it's an open seat on both sides, this campaign being long,...
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that's what's gone on in florida. if there ever needed to be a federal investigation of the voting violations, the voting laws, it's here in florida and in some other states. >> no doubt about it. now, former florida governor charlie crist was on my dshow days before the election. saying these long lines were voter suppression. >> it's hard to interpret it any other way, reverend al. i think it is voter suppression. it's ridiculous. my heart bleeds for the people of florida. they ought to have the right to have this cherished, precious right to vote. a lot of people fought very hard for people to have that right. some died for it. we ought to respect it. >> rick scott won't even answer the question, but former governor charlie crist was right. some died for it. some of us are not going to let people get away with it. jim greer, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you, al. it was a pleasure to be here. >> we'll be right back. it's ame people are when you tell them they could save a lot of money on their car insur
that's what's gone on in florida. if there ever needed to be a federal investigation of the voting violations, the voting laws, it's here in florida and in some other states. >> no doubt about it. now, former florida governor charlie crist was on my dshow days before the election. saying these long lines were voter suppression. >> it's hard to interpret it any other way, reverend al. i think it is voter suppression. it's ridiculous. my heart bleeds for the people of florida. they...
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that was florida 12 years ago. here we are in 2012, and florida's vote tally just came in about oh, about 24 hours ago. as we reported yesterday, president obama, the projected winner in the sunshine state, he will get that state's 29 electoral votes. joining me now from miami, mark prudhoe, political reporter for the "miami herald," why is it always florida? >> there's something in the water. there are 1,000 explanations. this is a little bit of a butterfly effect, little things spiral out into big things. and you had a variety of different things that kind of conspired against us to call for a long night of casting and counting ballots and an even longer time of getting the results in. >> give me two of the things. just give me two of the small things. >> well, there was one that was kind of big. well, it's a bill. hb 1355 passed in 2011 by republican legislature, signed by governor rick scott. it shortened early voting days from 14 to 8. rick scott refused to extend the hours when he saw long lines. the same bil
that was florida 12 years ago. here we are in 2012, and florida's vote tally just came in about oh, about 24 hours ago. as we reported yesterday, president obama, the projected winner in the sunshine state, he will get that state's 29 electoral votes. joining me now from miami, mark prudhoe, political reporter for the "miami herald," why is it always florida? >> there's something in the water. there are 1,000 explanations. this is a little bit of a butterfly effect, little...
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charlie crist knew florida and he knew florida politics right down to the last rescued sea turtle. shortly crist was a moderate republican and a proud member of the reality-based community as a republican. as florida governors go, governor crist was popular. he carried approval ratings of over 50%. but then something happened to florida governor charlie crist. something happened to his career. in february of 2009, in the worst of the economic crisis with the nation shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs, charlie crist hugged the democratic president, he hugged president obama at an event in fort meyers and said that president obama's economic stimulus plan was going to be good for florida and good for the country. a few months after that, he announced instead of running for governor, he was going to make a bid for the senate. at the time the idea was to keep a republican in that senate seat. charlie crist was popular so he presumably could do that. he could hold that seat for the party. he jumped into the republican primary only to find he was running there against florida house sp
charlie crist knew florida and he knew florida politics right down to the last rescued sea turtle. shortly crist was a moderate republican and a proud member of the reality-based community as a republican. as florida governors go, governor crist was popular. he carried approval ratings of over 50%. but then something happened to florida governor charlie crist. something happened to his career. in february of 2009, in the worst of the economic crisis with the nation shedding hundreds of...
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similar petitions have been filed on the white house website from a number of states from florida to oregon. the white house has promised any petition that gained more than 25,000 signatures would get serious going over. and way to be constructive, guys. >>> the washington post, holiday shopping. >> it is. >> created a new term in the retail wars, black thanksgiving, big box stores like walmart, toys r us, and sears would open their doors at 8:00 in the evening on thanksgiving day instead of at midnight. retailers are trying to make the most of what could be an average at best shopping season. time to go to politico. >> don't you sit around at night watching football games or the first christmas show, like rudolph? >> yeah, it's family night, but then again, the economy needs it, so i'm not sure. >> did you see bobby jindal? >> yeah, saying what you said. let's go to the politico playbook's executive editor jim vandehei. in the wake of mitt romney's loss, how are folks in the gop like jindal trying to reframe the party's agenda? using joe's words. >> well, good morning. bobby jindal
similar petitions have been filed on the white house website from a number of states from florida to oregon. the white house has promised any petition that gained more than 25,000 signatures would get serious going over. and way to be constructive, guys. >>> the washington post, holiday shopping. >> it is. >> created a new term in the retail wars, black thanksgiving, big box stores like walmart, toys r us, and sears would open their doors at 8:00 in the evening on...
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florida tried it. the department of justice stepped in. second, shorten the dead line for voter registration. a federal judge overturned the restriction. and third, cut back early voting times to scare voters away from the polls. republicans in pennsylvania, ohio tried similar tactics. civil rights groups now want the justice department to investigate. there's no investigations so far. we asked why not. the republican strategies didn't work this time, but believe me, folks, there's evidence there will be another election and they will be right back at it. joining us tonight senator nina turner. good to have you with us tonight. this really is proof positive, this is the smoking gun. exactly what they were up to. what's the game plan to defeat it. >> absolutely, ed. the voting advocates knew this. i'm having a grandma moment right now. you can put truth in the river five days after a lie but truth is going to catch up. truth has caught up with the republicans tonight. the game plan is this. the fed's need to step in. they have further prove
florida tried it. the department of justice stepped in. second, shorten the dead line for voter registration. a federal judge overturned the restriction. and third, cut back early voting times to scare voters away from the polls. republicans in pennsylvania, ohio tried similar tactics. civil rights groups now want the justice department to investigate. there's no investigations so far. we asked why not. the republican strategies didn't work this time, but believe me, folks, there's evidence...
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. >> florida was the focus because the election was close and florida determined the outcome. after florida the consensus in congress was we had to do something about voting. now we have to be careful not to talk about fixing elections. there's a difference between fixing elections and fixing voting. the consensus was we would repair the voting process, the hanging chad and those types of devices were antiquated and they were inaccessible. and so congress passed a law in 2002 called the help america vote act that funded states to buy new equipment, that set up national standards for voting equipment, that made overseas voting easier for military personnel especially, that looked at mobilizing college students to become poll workers, a number of things. and it set up a commission, a bipartisan presidentially appointed senate confirmed commission that needed three votes to make a decision on anything, and i became the first chairman of that commission. the commission was to have been formed 120 days after the law was passed. the commission was formed two years after the law was
. >> florida was the focus because the election was close and florida determined the outcome. after florida the consensus in congress was we had to do something about voting. now we have to be careful not to talk about fixing elections. there's a difference between fixing elections and fixing voting. the consensus was we would repair the voting process, the hanging chad and those types of devices were antiquated and they were inaccessible. and so congress passed a law in 2002 called the...
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there's people like rubio down in florida who's talking about the seven days of creation again. and then you've got on the other end of the world, you've got chris christie talking about how many days it's going to take us to clean up this mess from sandy. one's living in the secular real world. one's off in that theological, ideological ethereal world that the right likes to get into. joy, you're shaking your head. they haven't decided whether to go sky high into ideology with the old testament or to try to become a more modern party yet. >> i think you picked the right person to focus on, rubio, because he seems to be at the crossroads. there's three wings the party. the evangelical right, the business wing of the party, and then you've got the sort of joe the plumber wing which is the tea party. now they all sort of rushed into the void created by the economic recession with the business wing deciding they wanted one of their own to be president, mitt romney, with the evangelicals deciding to legislate on morals, contraception and abortion, doing that very aggressively after
there's people like rubio down in florida who's talking about the seven days of creation again. and then you've got on the other end of the world, you've got chris christie talking about how many days it's going to take us to clean up this mess from sandy. one's living in the secular real world. one's off in that theological, ideological ethereal world that the right likes to get into. joy, you're shaking your head. they haven't decided whether to go sky high into ideology with the old...